so you want to grow - jd16uk - joomla extensions
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So you want to grow? #JD16UK
Mike Veeckmans
• Joomla! Marketing Team Leader
• Capital Committee Team
• JCM author
• Joomla! addict
• Born in 1980
• Graduated PR & Marketing
• Site builder & Marketeer
What about you?
Who are you ?
Why are you here ?
Joomla! core + … ?
EXTENSIONS SUPERPOWER
Extensions
• Features
• Learn / Documentation
• Support & updates
• Tweaks
• Maintenance
• Security
–You
“Are you going to teach us in just 40 minutes?”
–Me
“No.”
These are just guidelines The Neverending story
Features
• Now and the future ? • Roadmap ?
POP QUIZ
• A client wants to cut down the amount of support calls he’s getting.
• He wants a clear overview of all the support questions and wants to set up some place to gather information.
• He wants to push certain question to certain people
• He wants it all online and already has a Joomla! 2.5 install.
Learn & Documentation #RTFM #DTA
Support & Updates
• Payed or Free? • Compatible? • Uses the updater?
What about support?
Support is great! But not for everyone
How to get good support?
• Be clear • Be detailed • Be gentle
Tweaks If you must, follow the rules!
Maintenance
Is it easy ?
Security It’s all in your hands
Do w
e ha
ve so
me
time
left?
My Top 5?
Akeeba Admin Tools
Akeeba Backup
JCE-editor
RS-Forms
… ? (myjoomla.com)
Questions Now is the time to ask
Feel free to contact me
FB/mike.veeckmans
TW/MVeeckmans
http://mikeveeckmans.be
Don’t be afraid to ask question, but make sure you have beer or coffee with you! :P